Biology:Stenocactus

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Stenocactus is a genus of cacti in the Cactaceae family.[1]

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Stenocactus:

  • Echinofossulocactus Britton & Rose
  • Efossus Orcutt (orth. var.)

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Stenocactus boedekerianus A.Berger Mexico Northeast
120px Stenocactus coptonogonus (Lem.) A.Berger Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas )
120px Stenocactus crispatus (DC.) A.Berger Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Zacatecas)
120px Stenocactus multicostatus (Hildm.) A.Berger Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango)
120px Stenocactus obvallatus (DC.) A.Berger Mexico (Distrito Federal, Mexico)
120px Stenocactus ochoterenianus Tiegel Mexico (Guanajuato, Querétaro de Arteaga)
120px Stenocactus phyllacanthus (Mart. ex A.Dietr. & Otto) A.Berger Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
Stenocactus sulphureus (A.Dietr.) Bravo Mexico (Hidalgo)
120px Stenocactus vaupelianus (Werderm.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth Mexico (Hidalgo)

Two further species, S. hastatus and S. rectispinus, are of uncertain status.[2]

Stenocactus × irregularis, a natural hybrid between Stenocactus coptonogonus and Stenocactus obvallatus, occurs in Guanajuato.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q134767 entry